"From Darwin to Tasmania, from the east coast to the west coast, we are going to see early educators walking out of their centres and joining various rallies and actions across the country, and they'll be joined by parent groups and the wider community," she said.

"We know the Government massively underinvests in this sector. If we are going to achieve professional pay for early educators, either parent fees go up or the government funding needs to improve, and no-one wants to see parent fees go up.

"The Government needs to step in and take seriously their responsibility to fund this sector properly."